I was at a farmers market recently and came home with way too much zucchini. So what’s a girl to do? Make zucchini bread of course!

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

3/4 cup light brown sugar

2 tablespoons orange juice

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon table salt

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

2 cups grated or shredded zucchini

3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Optional: 2 tablespoons light brown sugar for sprinkling on top

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease (or use parchment paper) a 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, beat together the brown sugar, orange juice, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.

In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

Stir or beat until smooth.

Stir in the zucchini and walnuts.

Add the batter into the prepared pan.

Sprinkle the top with brown sugar if desired.

Bake the bread for 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove the bread from the oven, and cool it in the pan for at least 10 minutes.

Remove from the pan onto a rack to cool completely.